John henry bell



(No Model.)

J. H. BELL.

' STANGHIQN FOR SHIPS. No. 449,994. Patented Apr. 7, 1891.

STATES-PATENT OFFICE;

JOHN HENRY BELL, OF SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND.

STANCHION FOR SHIPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,994, dated April 7, 1891.

Application filed September 17, 1890. Serial No. 365,220. (No model.) Patented in England February 5, 1890, No- 1,912-

figures. The rail is shown connected to the stanchion-flange by countersunk rivets. The base of the stanchion is shown fitted into a special metal foot-piece or shoe 4, where it To all whom) it may concern.-

. Beit known that 1, JOHN HENRY BELL, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and a resident of Sunderland,in the 5 county of Durham, England, have invented can be secured by a cotter 5, and I form the 55 certainlmproved Stanchionsfor Ships I'Iandfoot-piece or shoe with a channel 6 at either Rails and the Like, (for whichI have obtained side thereof, so that any water getting therea British patent, No. 1,912, dated February into may at once find an escape. The rails 5, 1890,) of which the following is a specifi- 7 pass through the web 8 of the stanchion I cation. and may be clunk over at a terminal stan- 60 This invention relates to I improved stanehion, as shown in the figures. chions for ships hand-rails and the like. In Figs. '7, S, and 9 is shown adiitcrenttypc My improvements consist in the production orsection of hand-rail9, riveted to fore-and-aft of a novel form or section of metal stanchion fianges,asl1ereinabove described, and instead 15 having for its object a new article of manuof the metal shoe at thebase of the stanchion 6 facture possessing qualifications superior to a foot-flange is shown welded to the stanthose hitherto in use in respect of relative chion-base. In other respects Figs. 7, 8, and cost of manufacture and general utility. E) resemble Figs. 4, 5, and 6, already described. In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 In Figs. 10 and 11 is shown another mode and 2 are side elevations of a portion of the of forming the tops of the stanchions to take 70 improvedmetallie stanchion. Fig. 3 is atransthe top hand-rail. I obtain this form by cutverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is ting out a portion of the web at the stana view similar to Fig. 3 ona larger scale. Fig. chion top and using the convex sides of the 1 is an edge View of the stanchion, showing stanchion to form the head 11 by bringing portions of rails connected therewith. Fig. them together and then welding and swag- 75 5 is a side elevation of the stanchion, showing them to the form shown in these figures. ing the rails applied thereto. Fig. 0 is a sec- At the points where the rails pass through tional View taken on the lines AA, Figs. 1 and the stanchions I form a bead 12 on the con- 5. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the stanchion, vex sides of the stanchion, thus giving a neat 3 showing a modified construction of hand-rail finish to the work. In these figures foot- 80 and shoe or foot-piece applied thereto. Fig. 8 is a broken edge view or" the same. Fig. 9 is a top plan View of the same. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the stanchion, showing a modified construction with the rails in section. Fig. 11 is an edge view of the same, showing portions of the rails. Fig. 12 is asectional View taken on the lines B '1, Figs. 10

flanges are shown welded to the stanchions, as in Figs. 7,8, and 9.

In Figs. 13 and 14c are shown certain modifications of type or design of section for stanchions. The application of these forms 85 being similar to that of the forms already described, further explanation in respect thereto is unnecessary.

and 11. Figs. 13 and 14 are sectional views As compared with the stanchions hitherto 4 illustrating modifications of form or shape of in use my improved stanchions possess sev- 9o stanchion-bar as compared with the form or oral important advantages. shapeshown in Figs. 3 3, and hereinabovc re- Hitherto it has been customary to form ferred to. bulbs or enlargements on the stanchions, Throughout this description like numbers through which bulbs or enlargements the of reference indicate like parts in the specirails have been passed. By this system the 5 fication and in the drawings. labor in holing the bulbs for the rails is very In Figs. 4:, 5, and 6 the stanchion-bar 1 has great, as the holing is performed through the a fore-and-aft flange 2 welded onto its upper thickest portions of the stanchions, whereas end to take the rail 8, which may very convenaccording to my system the holing is done ientlybe of the type or section shown in these through the web of the stanchion, which, as [00 shown in the drawings annexed hereto, is comparatively thin, and at the same time I produce a stanchion which by its convex surfaces and design of section possesses a circular and symmetrical appearance combined with lightness and strength. Moreover, I form the stanchionbars, by preference, in r0lling-mills,and from the long lengths of bars thus readily obtained I saw the stanchions to the requisite lengths and then hole them,th'us producing a superior article at a relatively reduced cost. \Vhere desirable the bars may be passed through planishingrolls after being sawed and holed in order to give a better finish to the stanchions.

The sections hereinabove described are especially useful in ship-building and in general construction as columns, and they may with advantage be used in, for example, ladderstanchions, the rungs being passed through the Web of the stanchion and clunk over in the usual way.

Where desirable the stanchions hereinabove described may be formed with a slight taper 011 them; but as this more or less 0on1- plicates their manufacture in rolling-mills,

and as the result obtained by this process hardly warrants the increased cost, I prefer to manufacture rolled stanchions with parallel sides and to cast the stanchions where they are required to be tapered.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim, and what Idesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A metallic stanchion consisting of a web 8, joined to vertical sides having opposite convex surfaces, provided at the lower end With a supporting and attaching foot-piece or shoe 4, and formed at the upper end to receive and sustain the top rail 3, said web serving to support the rails 7, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 45 name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN HENRY BELL. 

